31-October-2026
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US Labor Costs Rise Moderately in Third Quarter
31-Oct-2026

US labor costs increased moderately in the third quarter, pointing to benign wage inflation. The Employment Cost Index (ECI), the broadest measure of labor costs, rose 0.8% last quarter after increasing 0.9% in the April-June period, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday. The increase in the ECI was in line with economists' expectations.

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